Mortar-hoe.



w. MORRIS.

MORTAR HOE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- II. 1916 1;197,580. Patented Sept. 5,1916.

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WILLIAM MORRIS, OF JACKSON,,NEBRASKA.

MORTAR-HOE.

Application filed February 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM MORRIS, a citizenof the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Dakota,State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMortar-Hoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hoes, and particularly tomortar hoes.

One object of the invention is to provide a mortar hoe by means of whichmortar can be more thoroughly and intimately mixed than with theordinary hoes'now used.

Another object is to provide a hoe of this description which can bemanufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost, and which will beeasy and effective in operation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hoe made inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, andFig. 4: is a horizontal sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing 10 represents theblade or body of the hoe, which is formed from a single blank ofsuitable metal. Formed in the blade, and extending longitudinallythereof are three rows of openings 11, 12 and 13, the former of whichare circular in outline. The row of openings 12 are formed by strikingout a plurality of tongues or webs 12 on the forward face of the hoeblade which extend therefrom at an angle. The openings 13 are similarlyformed but the tongues or webs 13 are also formed to extend at an angleto the front face of the blade and in opposite direction to the webs 12.All of these webs extend transversely across the openings, as clearlyseen in the sectional views. The vertical sides of the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916. Serial No. 77,722.

blade are turned rearwardly as shown at 14 for the purpose of preventingmortar passing around the sides of the blade as the blade is drawnthrough the mortar and toward the operator. The blade is equipped with asuitable handle 15 by means of which the same is manipulated through themortar. It will thus be seen that as the blade is drawn toward theoperator, and through the mortar, some of the mortar will pass throughthe openings 13, and engaging against the webs 13 will be deflectedtoward the right, and some will pass through the openings 12, andengaging the webs 12 will be deflected toward the left in overlappingrelation to that deflected by the webs 13. Thus the mortar will bedefiected first in one direction, and then in the other, so that it willbe more intimately mixed, and more finely divided, than with hoes ofordinary construction. It will of course be understood that mortar willalso pass through the openings 11 in both directions of movement of theblade, so that the portion of mortar above the upper line of openings 12will fall onto the mass which is passed through the openings 12 and 13and also be deflected by the webs. Furthermore, this will give the sameefiect as the lifting action given with the ordinary hoe when it ispassed through the mortar.

What is claimed is:

1. A mortar hoe comprising a blade formed with a plurality of rows ofopenings and deflecting webs, one row of openings having forwardlyextending and lat orally directed deflecting webs, another row ofopenings having forwardly extending and laterally directed websextending in a direction opposite to those of the beforementioned row,and rearwardly directed guard flanges on the sides of the blade.

2. A mortar hoe comprising a blade formed with a plurality of horizontalrows of openings and deflecting webs, the upper row of openings beingformed to extend through the hoe blade at right angles to the plane ofits front face, the next lower row of openings having forwardly andlaterally directed deflecting webs, while the next lower row of openingsis provided With for- In testimony whereof, I aflix my sigma Wardly andlaterally directed deflecting ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.Webs extending in opposite direction to WILLIAM MORRIS. those of theabove row, and rearwardly Witnesses:

5 directed guard flanges on the sides of the J. W. COLLINS, blade. R. F.QUINN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

